Sophie Chao is an artist based between Pittsburgh and Baltimore
Her practice uses mixed media material, combining textile, and oil paint. Her work collages together imagery of pop culture references and symbols of American iconography.
Through this imagery she seeks to define and position her art within the intersection of three key themes:
- The idolization of the West: the concept of idolizing Western ideals, particularly how Eastern cultures idealize aspects of Western influence.
- the East Asian diaspora:an exploration of identity and the dynamics of living between two cultural worlds.
- a ridicule of all American sensibilities: Situating her work upon a satirical edge, mocking and challenging aspects of Western culture, and certain American widely accepted ideals
By combining these concepts she creates work that explores the intersections of culture and identity, within the context of the westernized world.
